Changing A Autobox To Manual

[chrisandliz[RL]]

hi boyz, just got a ke 20 auto (beggers can't be choosers) and want to change the box over to a manual, is it hard to fit a cluch pedel and is the drive line overly diffrent?? :)

[Redwarf]

Felix is in the process of doing this very conversion.....

[chrisandliz[RL]]

Auto to Manual Pedalbox changes are the spawn of satan

 

Nick adds his 2 cents by saying "If you want a manual car, its easier to just go and buy one that is already manual"

 

heh

 

tell you want, if i see one ill buy it :)

[Taz_Rx]

PM tas_corolla, I just sold him an auto box to do a manual to auto conversion, so he'll have a clutch pedal for sale probably. :)

[chrisandliz[RL]]

PM tas_corolla, I just sold him an auto box to do a manual to auto conversion, so he'll have a clutch pedal for sale probably. :)

 

i guess tas-corolla, is in tasie, i'm in wa. thats a little far to walk :)

[Taz_Rx]

would probably cost all of $10 through aus-post. was just letting you know that he had 1 available. :)

[Corolla_Kid]

Pretty easy in a ke20 if i remember correctly. Just need the ke20 manual pedal box and it bolts in relativley easy. It was a while ago but i think it only took a couple of hours.

[coln72]

Thinking the same thing medicine man. Sure it only took the old man a lazy weekend to do his KE30. Easy if you have acess to a manual car to swap the bits straight over :)

[Taz_Rx]

thats what i was on about, tas_corolla is doing manual to auto and your doing auto to maunal, both in ke20's, get in contact with him.

[chrisandliz[RL]]

sorry, now i'm on the right page,

thanks boys, oh do i need a new crossmember?

[Corolla_Kid]

If i remember correctly i just used the same cross member.

[Redwarf]

Having mot half an hour ago finished pulling a pedal box out of a 20 I can tell you a number of things. It took me about 30 minutes (using air tools) to remove. Three bolts holding steering column, three nuts holding on wiper motor (pray to god you never have to change one of these) and the bolts holding the forward end to the bulkhead, for this car it was five nuts/ bolts, your's will probably have three or four, as this one had been modded. Disconnect the brake light switch, the clutch cable and brake MC pushrod, then reef, pull, twist and generally root around until it comes out. I also removed the attach bracket that goes between the steering column, and the PB.

 

You may also want to remove the dash for better access to the top bolts, add 5 to 20 minutes for this depending on who's been at the car before you.

 

Installation is the reverse, and will realistically take about twice as long as removal.

 

*Disclaimer: These times are a rough guide. I used a rattle gun and an air ratchet on everything, have access to good tooling, and I know my way around a twenty fairly well. *

 

Hope this helps.

 

R

Edited May 22, 2006 by Redwarf

[Jason]

bah stop ya bitching i took me a day to install the dash and pedals steering colum and other stuff :)

[Redwarf]

Thats a 70, there'd been over 10 years of technology by then. :)

[Felix]

i did an auto to manual conversion on a mates ke30 at one stage. from what i remember (was a while ago) it wasn't that difficult. we did it in a laid back manner over 2 days. the pedal box wasn't an issue from memory.

 

i have pulled a manual pedal box out of a ke10, it was pretty easy. haven't touched a ke2x one yet.... you are scaring me Rob. :)